User interface description

Main map interface

In the screenshot below, from left to right and from top to bottom, we have:

The action bar (top left)

menu button

‎jump button

‎organize button

‎search button

share button

The “my location” button (top right)

The add button (bottom right)

Main menu interface

Clicking the menu button will open the main menu. The main menu has the following elements (from top to bottom):

Map file header

Folders

Add folder button

Map type button

Settings button

About button

Premium-related elements

Marker info window

When you select a marker (when clicking on it for example), you will see the marker info window. The info window has
4 buttons:

Marker edit button (top left)

Copy to clipboard button (top right)

Navigation button (bottom left)

Call button (bottom right)

Using markers, lines and polygons

Creating markers

To create a new marker, click on the add button from the main map interface, then move the map around to place the target
where you want to place the marker. When the target is at the desired location, click “OK” to place the
marker.

Creating lines

To create a new line, click on the add button from the main map interface and then click the line button on the left.
Place new points with the “+” button, move from one point to another with the arrow buttons and click the
save button when you’re done.

Creating polygons

To create a new polygon, click on the add button from the main map interface and then click the polygon button on the
left. Place new points with the “+” button, move from one point to another with the arrow buttons and click
the save button when you’re done.

Editing markers, lines and polygons

To edit a marker, a line or a polygon, start by selecting it (by clicking on it for example) and hit the edit button
of the info window showing up. This will open the marker edit page. From there you will be able to edit all the attributes
of the marker. Note: if you’re editing a line or polygon, you will have the option to edit the points of the line
or polygons from this page by clicking the “edit” button in the “Coordinates” section.

Deleting markers, lines and polygons

To delete one marker:

select the marker (by clicking it for example)

click the edit button in the info window, this will open the marker edit page

click the 3 dots at the top to bring up the menu

select the delete option

confirm the deletion

To delete multiple markers at once, you can use the organizer (see the "organizer" section from this help page)

Using the organizer

You can open the organizer by clicking the organize button from the top bar of the main page. The organizer will allow you to perform actions on multiple markers at once.

At the top of the screenshot below, we can see from left to right:

Select all button: select all the markers in the list

Move to folder button: move the selected markers to another folder

Copy to folder button: move the selected markers to another folder

Delete button: delete the selected markers

Using map folders

You can use map folders to organize your markers into different sections. Things you can do with folders:

create a folder

‎edit a folder

‎marker templates: custom fields

‎mass assign color

‎mass assign custom fields

Create a folder

To create a folder:

open the sidebar

‎click "Add folder"

‎enter the desired folder information

‎click ok to save the new folder

Edit a folder

To edit a folder:

open the sidebar

‎long press on the folder you wish to edit

‎modify the folder to your liking

‎click ok to save the changes

Marker templates: custom fields

While creating or editing a folder, you can define custom fields into the folder. Those folder custom fields will act
as a template: when creating a new marker with only one folder selected, if that folder has custom fields then the folder's
custom fields will automatically be added to the newly created marker.

To create a folder's custom fields from the folder create/edit page:

click "more options"

‎select "add custom field"

‎edit the custom field to your liking and save it

To edit a folder's custom fields from the folder create/edit page:

click on the custom field from the custom fields list

‎edit the custom field to your liking and save it

Mass assign color and custom fields

When changing a folder’s color or custom fields, a prompt will offer you to mass-assign the color or custom fields
to the markers inside that folder.

Presets, templates and bulk icons with folders

If you want markers to be automatically created with a specific combination of icon, color and custom fields you can
achieve this through folders. Folders will act as templates for their children markers. To do this:

Create a folder

Choose the icon, color and custom fields that you would like to see by default for new markers

Save the folder

Double click on the folder from the main menu to select only that folder

And any new marker that you create will inherit its parent folder’s attributes

Cloud and collaborating

How to sync a local map folder on the cloud

If your map file is local and has not been synced on the cloud yet, follow those steps:

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select the "cloud sync" option

Select "Google Drive"

Select your account

Select the folder where you want the cloud folder to be saved

Click ok

How to create a new map folder on the cloud

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select the "create map file" option

Select "create cloud map"

Select "Google Drive"

Select your account

select the folder where you want the cloud folder to be saved

Click ok

How to share your map cloud folder with other people on the cloud

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select "share cloud map"

Open with the Google Drive app

Open the cloud folder details

Select "add people" and add give "write permissions" to your friends

Have your friends install Map Marker

Your friends will then need to open the existing map file from the cloud

How to open an existing map file from the cloud?

Open the left drawer

Select the "open map file" option

Select the "open cloud map" option

Select "Google Drive"

Select the cloud map you want to open

How to restore a previous version from history?

open the left drawer

click on the map file to open the file options menu

select the "advanced" option

select the "view history/restore" option

select the version to restore from the list

Importing and exporting markers

How to export/share your markers?

Click the "share" button of the main action bar (last button)

Select "All markers and folders"

Select the format of export

Select the app to export to (Gmail, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)

How to import your markers from a KML, KMZ or CSV file?

Download the file to your device

Open the side drawer by clicking the left button of the main action bar

Open the settings by clicking "settings"

Scroll down and click "Import/Export"

Select "Import"

Select the file to import from the in-app file explorer

Note: the CSV file import will only work if the file has "Latitude" and "Longitude" columns.
To see an example of how the file should look like, you can export a CSV file from Map Marker
and send it to yourself.

Migrating your data to a new device

If you lost your device or did a factory reset or simply got a new device, you might need to migrate your previous markers data to this new device. Depending on your case, there are several ways to do this...

Case 3: You created no backup but you still have access to the previous device's data

⇒ You will need to export the markers data from your previous device, and then import your markers data into your new device. For more information on how to export and import data, see the following section: Importing and exporting markers

Case 4: You created no backup and you do not have access to your previous device's data

⇒ If your previous device had Android 6 or up installed, it might have backed up some app data automatically through Google Drive, depending on your settings at the time. Upon installing the app on your new device, the data might be restored automatically. If that's not the case, there is no other way to retrieve the data to my knowledge :'(

Advanced features

Setting up personal Google Places API access

Google has granted Map Marker a generous daily free quota for places search requests.
That quota is shared among all Map Marker users.
There are more and more users on Map Marker and unfortunately the daily search quota limit is
reached more and more frequently.
When the daily search quota limit is reached for one day, any search request will fail until the
next day.
Since the daily quota resets every day according to the western pacific time, the most impacted
time zone is around the Australian time zone.
To avoid this inconvenience, you can setup Google Places API access on your own Google account. The
following tutorial can guide you through this procedure:Google Places API key access tutorial

Why is Map Marker not a navigation app?

Navigation apps are complex and hard to get right, and there are already a lot of good navigation apps out there. I believe
that as a single developer, the way I can provide most value with Map Marker is by focusing on the ability to organize
your places, and have an easy way to start navigation into navigation-focused apps. Map Marker’s focus is different
from navigation.

How do I add locations on Google Maps?

Map Marker does not provide such features. Instead, try using one of those links:

A place in Google Maps has wrong/inaccurate data, how do I fix it?

Map Marker does not interact with Google Maps data, instead, try using the Google platform:

go on Google Maps from a desktop computer:

click the location that needs fixing

click "suggest an edit"

Troubleshooting and known problems

Problems with Google Earth

I am not aware of any KMZ format where Google Earth supports images for markers. That is why Map Marker exports the images
into the KMZ file its own way, so only Map Marker can read back the images. If you have a KMZ sample file with images
in markers working with Google Earth, I would gladly look into it, but for now I had to settle with the compromise…

Problems with Google My Maps

Google My Maps cannot import the KML/KMZ files produced by Map Marker if they contain the default folder, because it
cannot handle an empty folder name. To work around this, you will need to import only one folder at a time, that is
not the default folder.

Premium troubleshooting

When you purchase the premium, it becomes available for life for your Google account. The Google account granted with
the premium access is the one used to perform the purchase. Upon purchasing the premium, you will receive a confirmation
email with an order number. From then on, you can use the premium on as many devices as you want. However you will need
to use the exact same Google account to perform the installation of Map Marker on your other device.

If you cannot use the premium:

Backup your markers outside of the app

Un-install the app

‎Open the Google play app

Make sure you are signed in with your Google account owning the premium in the left drawer of the Google Play app

Download and install Map Marker again

If these steps don't work you can send me your order number for confirmation and I will help you.

User interface description

Main map interface

In the screenshot below, from left to right and from top to bottom, we have:

The action bar (top left)

menu button

‎jump button

‎search button

share button

The “my location” button (top right)

The add button (bottom right)

Main menu interface

Clicking the menu button will open the main menu. The main menu has the following elements (from top to bottom):

Map file header

Folders

Add folder button

Map type button

Settings button

About button

Premium-related elements

Marker info window

When you select a marker (when clicking on it for example), you will see the marker info window. The info window has
4 buttons:

Marker edit button (top left)

Copy to clipboard button (top right)

Navigation button (bottom left)

Call button (bottom right)

Using markers, lines and polygons

Creating markers

To create a new marker, click on the add button from the main map interface, then move the map around to place the target
where you want to place the marker. When the target is at the desired location, click “OK” to place the
marker.

Creating lines

To create a new line, click on the add button from the main map interface and then click the line button on the left.
Place new points with the “+” button, move from one point to another with the arrow buttons and click the
save button when you’re done.

Creating polygons

To create a new polygon, click on the add button from the main map interface and then click the polygon button on the
left. Place new points with the “+” button, move from one point to another with the arrow buttons and click
the save button when you’re done.

Editing markers, lines and polygons

To edit a marker, a line or a polygon, start by selecting it (by clicking on it for example) and hit the edit button
of the info window showing up. This will open the marker edit page. From there you will be able to edit all the attributes
of the marker. Note: if you’re editing a line or polygon, you will have the option to edit the points of the line
or polygons from this page by clicking the “edit” button in the “Coordinates” section.

Deleting markers, lines and polygons

To delete one marker:

select the marker (by clicking it for example)

click the edit button in the info window, this will open the marker edit page

scroll down to click on the delete button

confirm the deletion

To delete multiple markers at once, you can use the organizer (see the "organizer" section from this help page)

Using the organizer

You can open the organizer by clicking the organize button from the top bar of the main page. The organizer will allow you to perform actions on multiple markers at once.

At the top of the screenshot below, we can see from left to right:

Select all button: select all the markers in the list

Move to folder button: move the selected markers to another folder

Copy to folder button: move the selected markers to another folder

Delete button: delete the selected markers

Using map folders

You can use map folders to organize your markers into different sections. Things you can do with folders:

create a folder

‎edit a folder

‎marker templates: custom fields

‎mass assign color

‎mass assign custom fields

Create a folder

To create a folder:

open the sidebar

‎click "Add folder"

‎enter the desired folder information

‎click ok to save the new folder

Edit a folder

To edit a folder:

open the sidebar

‎long press on the folder you wish to edit

‎modify the folder to your liking

‎click ok to save the changes

Marker templates: custom fields

While creating or editing a folder, you can define custom fields into the folder. Those folder custom fields will act
as a template: when creating a new marker with only one folder selected, if that folder has custom fields then the folder's
custom fields will automatically be added to the newly created marker.

To create a folder's custom fields from the folder create/edit page:

click "more options"

‎select "add custom field"

‎edit the custom field to your liking and save it

To edit a folder's custom fields from the folder create/edit page:

click on the custom field from the custom fields list

‎edit the custom field to your liking and save it

Presets, templates and bulk icons with folders

If you want markers to be automatically created with a specific combination of icon, color and custom fields you can
achieve this through folders. Folders will act as templates for their children markers. To do this:

Create a folder

Choose the icon, color and custom fields that you would like to see by default for new markers

Save the folder

Double click on the folder from the main menu to select only that folder

And any new marker that you create will inherit its parent folder’s attributes

Cloud and collaborating

How to sync a local map folder on the cloud

If your map file is local and has not been synced on the cloud yet, follow those steps:

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select the "cloud sync" option

Select your account

Click ok

How to create a new map folder on the cloud

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select the "create map file" option

Select "create cloud map"

Select your account

Click ok

How to share your map cloud folder with other people on the cloud

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select "share cloud map"

Open with the Google Drive app

Open the cloud folder details

Select "add people" and add give "write permissions" to your friends

Have your friends install Map Marker

Your friends will then need to open the existing map file from the cloud

How to open an existing map file from the cloud?

Open the left drawer

Select the "open map file" option

Select the "open cloud map" option

Select the cloud map you want to open

Importing and exporting markers

How to export/share your markers?

Click the "share" button of the main action bar (last button)

Select "All markers and folders"

Select the app to export to (Gmail, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)

How to import your markers from a KMZ file?

Open the KMZ file details

Find the "open with" option

You should see a list of apps to open the file with

In the list of apps, select Map Marker

Map Marker will start and you will show a confirmation prompt

Click yes to import the file

Migrating your data to a new device

If you lost your device or did a factory reset or simply got a new device, you might need to migrate your previous markers data to this new device. Depending on your case, there are several ways to do this...

Case 3: You created no backup but you still have access to the previous device's data

⇒ You will need to export the markers data from your previous device, and then import your markers data into your new device. For more information on how to export and import data, see the following section: Importing and exporting markers

Case 4: You created no backup and you do not have access to your previous device's data

⇒ Depending on your iCloud settings, the app data might have been backed up. If that wasn't the case, then there is no other way to retrieve the data to my knowledge :'(

Advanced features

How can I import my starred locations from Google Maps (locations marked with a star on Google Maps)?

Why is Map Marker not a navigation app?

Navigation apps are complex and hard to get right, and there are already a lot of good navigation apps out there. I believe
that as a single developer, the way I can provide most value with Map Marker is by focusing on the ability to organize
your places, and have an easy way to start navigation into navigation-focused apps. Map Marker’s focus is different
from navigation.

How do I add locations on Google Maps?

Map Marker does not provide such features. Instead, try using one of those links:

A place in Google Maps has wrong/inaccurate data, how do I fix it?

Map Marker does not interact with Google Maps data, instead, try using the Google platform:

go on Google Maps from a desktop computer:

click the location that needs fixing

click "suggest an edit"

What should I know about the premium upgrade?

When you purchase the premium, it becomes available for life for your Apple account.
The Apple account granted with the premium access is the one used to perform the purchase.
Upon purchasing the premium, you will receive a confirmation email with an order number.
From then on, you can use the premium on as many iOS devices as you want.
However you will need to use the exact same Apple account to perform the installation of
Map Marker on your other device.
To restore the premium on a newly installed iOS device:

Open the side drawer by clicking the top left button on the main action bar

Click premium

Click "restore purchases"

If these steps don't work you can send me your order number for confirmation and I will help you.

User interface description

Main map interface

In the screenshot below, from left to right and from top to bottom, we have:

The action bar (top left)

menu button

‎jump button

‎search button

share button

The add button (bottom right)

Main menu interface

Clicking the menu button will open the main menu. The main menu has the following elements (from top to bottom):

Map file header

Folders

Add folder button

Map type button

Settings button

About button

Premium-related elements

Marker info window

When you select a marker (when clicking on it for example), you will see the marker info window. The info window has
4 buttons:

Marker edit button (top left)

Copy to clipboard button (top right)

Navigation button (bottom left)

Call button (bottom right)

Using markers, lines and polygons

Creating markers

To create a new marker, click on the add button from the main map interface, then move the map around to place the target
where you want to place the marker. When the target is at the desired location, click “OK” to place the
marker.

Creating lines

To create a new line, click on the add button from the main map interface and then click the line button on the left.
Place new points with the “+” button, move from one point to another with the arrow buttons and click the
save button when you’re done.

Creating polygons

To create a new polygon, click on the add button from the main map interface and then click the polygon button on the
left. Place new points with the “+” button, move from one point to another with the arrow buttons and click
the save button when you’re done.

Editing markers, lines and polygons

To edit a marker, a line or a polygon, start by selecting it (by clicking on it for example) and hit the edit button
of the info window showing up. This will open the marker edit page. From there you will be able to edit all the attributes
of the marker. Note: if you’re editing a line or polygon, you will have the option to edit the points of the line
or polygons from this page by clicking the “edit” button in the “Coordinates” section.

Deleting markers, lines and polygons

To delete one marker:

select the marker (by clicking it for example)

click the edit button in the info window, this will open the marker edit page

scroll down to click on the delete button

confirm the deletion

To delete multiple markers at once, you can use the organizer (see the "organizer" section from this help page)

Using the organizer

You can open the organizer by clicking the organize button from the top bar of the main page. The organizer will allow you to perform actions on multiple markers at once.

At the top of the screenshot below, we can see from left to right:

Select all button: select all the markers in the list

Move to folder button: move the selected markers to another folder

Copy to folder button: move the selected markers to another folder

Delete button: delete the selected markers

Using map folders

You can use map folders to organize your markers into different sections. Things you can do with folders:

create a folder

‎edit a folder

‎marker templates: custom fields

‎mass assign color

‎mass assign custom fields

Create a folder

To create a folder:

open the sidebar

‎click "Add folder"

‎enter the desired folder information

‎click ok to save the new folder

Edit a folder

To edit a folder:

open the sidebar

‎long press on the folder you wish to edit

‎modify the folder to your liking

‎click ok to save the changes

Marker templates: custom fields

While creating or editing a folder, you can define custom fields into the folder. Those folder custom fields will act
as a template: when creating a new marker with only one folder selected, if that folder has custom fields then the folder's
custom fields will automatically be added to the newly created marker.

To create a folder's custom fields from the folder create/edit page:

click "more options"

‎select "add custom field"

‎edit the custom field to your liking and save it

To edit a folder's custom fields from the folder create/edit page:

click on the custom field from the custom fields list

‎edit the custom field to your liking and save it

Presets, templates and bulk icons with folders

If you want markers to be automatically created with a specific combination of icon, color and custom fields you can
achieve this through folders. Folders will act as templates for their children markers. To do this:

Create a folder

Choose the icon, color and custom fields that you would like to see by default for new markers

Save the folder

Double click on the folder from the main menu to select only that folder

And any new marker that you create will inherit its parent folder’s attributes

Cloud and collaborating

How to sync a local map folder on the cloud

If your map file is local and has not been synced on the cloud yet, follow those steps:

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select the "cloud sync" option

Select your account

Click ok

How to create a new map folder on the cloud

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select the "create map file" option

Select "create cloud map"

Select your account

Click ok

How to share your map cloud folder with other people on the cloud

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select "share cloud map"

Open with the Google Drive app

Open the cloud folder details

Select "add people" and add give "write permissions" to your friends

Have your friends install Map Marker

Your friends will then need to open the existing map file from the cloud

How to open an existing map file from the cloud?

Open the left drawer

Select the "open map file" option

Select the "open cloud map" option

Select the cloud map you want to open

Importing and exporting markers

How to export/share your markers?

Click the "share" button of the main action bar (last button)

Select "All markers and folders"

The exported file should download from your browser

How to import your markers from a KMZ file?

Open the left drawer

Click on the map file to open the file options menu

Select the "import markers" option

Select the KMZ file from your computer and the import will start

Migrating your data to a new device

If you lost your device or did a factory reset or simply got a new device, you might need to migrate your previous markers data to this new device. Depending on your case, there are several ways to do this...

Case 3: You created no backup but you still have access to the previous device's data

⇒ You will need to export the markers data from your previous device, and then import your markers data into your new device. For more information on how to export and import data, see the following section: Importing and exporting markers

Case 4: You created no backup and you do not have access to your previous device's data

⇒ Since the web app is on your browser only, there is no other way to retrieve the data to my knowledge :'(

Advanced features

How can I import my starred locations from Google Maps (locations marked with a star on Google Maps)?

Why is Map Marker not a navigation app?

Navigation apps are complex and hard to get right, and there are already a lot of good navigation apps out there. I believe
that as a single developer, the way I can provide most value with Map Marker is by focusing on the ability to organize
your places, and have an easy way to start navigation into navigation-focused apps. Map Marker’s focus is different
from navigation.

How do I add locations on Google Maps?

Map Marker does not provide such features. Instead, try using one of those links: